Washington, 16th May (IANS): A US jury has sentenced Dzokhar Tsarnaev to death by lethal injection for his role in killing three people and injuring hundred others in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings.

Washington, 15th May (IANS): The US House of Representatives passed an amendment to eliminate a provision from the National Defence Authorisation Act that would have allowed the military to consider the enlistment of undocumented young people, dubbed "Dreamers" by their supporters.

Baghdad, 15th May (IANS): Islamic State (IS) militants on Friday took control of the government compound in the city of Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province, after fierce clashes with security forces, a provincial security source told Xinhua news agency.